Exam 33: Surgery

A client complains of a warm,tender,reddened,hardened area in the right calf on the second postoperative day and has a positive Homans' sign.Which of these actions should the nurse take NEXT?

When discussing an upcoming surgery with a client,the nurse is aware that which of these statements about the perioperative experience is TRUE?

To minimize microorganisms being introduced into the surgical wound,a scrub nurse would be permitted to wear:

Of the common fears that clients have related to surgery,which fear is MOST prevalent and most easily addressed by nurses?

A client who has diabetes mellitus is scheduled for surgery tomorrow.Which of the following accommodations will be made?

A scrub nurse thinks aseptic technique may have been broken while setting up the instrument stand in the operating room.Which of these actions should the scrub nurse take NEXT?

Assessing the postoperative client's level of consciousness is a priority because a change in the level of consciousness may be the first indication that which of these complications has occurred?

Criteria for discharge of the postoperative client from the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU)includes which of the following?

Clients who have nutritional deficiencies before surgery are MORE prone to have which of the following postoperative complications?

Clients who have diabetes mellitus are prone to what postoperative complications?

A client who is scheduled for surgery tells the nurse about an allergy to Demerol.Which of these actions should the nurse take NEXT?

Which of the following concepts are part of current trends in surgical health care?

The entire surgical team is responsible for prevention of infection,and maintaining the sterile field in the operating room in the area that includes:

An older adult client had a colon resection 8 days ago.The client experiences a gush of serosanguinous drainage from the wound,feels the abdominal incision "give," and calls the nurse.Viscera are protruding from the wound.Which of these actions must the nurse take FIRST?

Preoperative teaching should include how to perform postoperative leg exercises,which are done to prevent which complication of surgery?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU).Which of the following should the nurse include in her initial assessment upon the client's return? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse should give which of these postoperative instructions to a client who had a cataract removal?

Upon admission to the post-anasthetic care unit (PACU),a client's Aldrete score (post-anesthetic recovery score)is 4.Within 30 minutes,it has become 8.The nurse recognizes this score means that the client:

A client is returned to the unit from the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU).The client is crying and begging for "something for the pain." Which of these actions should the nurse take NEXT?

The physiologic nursing assessment is completed before surgery.Which of the following are the focus of this assessment? (Select all that apply. )